The Archdiocese of Monterrey ( la, Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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located in

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is ancho ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With ...

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. The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a

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; its suffragan dioceses are the

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, Matamoros,

Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lare ...

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Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

and

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

History

The

Diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

of Monterrey was erected by Papal Bull "Relata Semper" by

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on December 15, 1777. The diocese's territory was taken from the Dioceses of Mexico, Michoacan and, mainly, Guadalajara. It encompassed the modern states of

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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

and

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. It was first called the Diocese of Linares, then Linares-Monterrey. Its name was changed to Monterrey on June 9, 1922.

Bishops

Ordinaries

# Juan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez † (1778–1779) # Rafael José Verger y Suau (1782–1790) # Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés (1791–1799) # Primo Feliciano Marín y Porras (1801–1815) #

José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1817–1821) #

José María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

(1831–1838) #

Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

(1842–1844) #

Jose Ignacio Sánchez Navarro Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya * Jose the Galil ...

(1851–1852) # Francisco de Paula Verea y González (1853–1879) named Bishop of

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# José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1879–1884) named Bishop of San Luis Potosí #

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(1884–1885) #

Jacinto López y Romo Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr ( Hyacinth and Protus), or the Hyacinth flower itself. Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Chinto" and "Jesse". Jacinto has ...

(1886–1899) named Archbishop of Guadalajara # Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1900–1907) #

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(1907–1911) named Archbishop of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (October 21, 1856 – June 2, 1920) was born in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, the son of Jesus Plancarte Labastida and Maria de los Angeles Navarrete. He had two younger sisters, Maria Gertrudis and Maria Benita V ...

(1912–1920) #

José Juan de Jesús Herrera y Piña José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(1921–1927) #

José Guadalupe Ortíz y López José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

(1929–1940) #

Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova (6 July 1878 – 29 July 1952) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. Born in 1878 to the German-born Martin Tritschler and Rosa Córdova, his he was raised mostly by his uncle, who sent him to study at the ...

(1941–1952) # Alfonso Espino y Silva (1952–1976) #

José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1976–1983) # Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1983–2003) elevated to Cardinal in 1994 #

Francisco Robles Ortega Francisco Robles Ortega (; born 2 March 1949) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2007. He is the Archbishop of Guadalajara. Cardinal Robles had previously served as archbishop of Monterrey from 2003 to 2011. He is al ...

(2003–2011) named Archbishop of Guadalajara; elevated to Cardinal in 2007 #

Rogelio Cabrera López Rogelio Cabrera López (born 24 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the archbishop of Monterrey since 2012. He has been a bishop since 1996. Biography Rogelio Cabrera López was born in Santa Catarina, Guanajua ...

(2012–present)

Coadjutor bishop

* Alfonso Espino y Silva (1951–1952)

Auxiliary bishops

(1926–1929), appointed Archbishop here *

(1973–1976), appointed Archbishop here * Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1978–1982), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora *

Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones (October 7, 1924 – February 23, 2017) was a Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian c ...

(1985–2000) *

Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, al ...

(2001–2008), appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas * Alfonso Cortés Contreras (2005–2009), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos * José Lizares Estrada (2007–2009) *

Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...

(2009–2012), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas * Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola (2014–present) *

Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

(2014–present) *

Heriberto Cavazos Pérez Heriberto is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Herbert. It may refer to: * Osvaldo Heriberto Hurtado Galeguillo (born 1957), Chilean retired footballer who played as a striker * Heriberto Araújo (born 1983), Spanish journ ...

(2016–present) *

Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

(2016–present) *

Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

(2020–present) *

José Manuel Garza Madero José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(2020–present) * César Garza Miranda (2020–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

José Guadalupe Galván Galindo José Guadalupe Galván Galindo (21 August 1941 – 16 July 2022) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. Galván Galindo was born in Mexico and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad ...

, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí in 1994 *

Miguel Angel Alba Díaz --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disambi ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 1995 * Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal, appointed Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz in 2000 * Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño, appointed Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila in 2003 * Ruy Rendón Leal, appointed Prelate of El Salto, Durango in 2005 *

Hilario González García Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Hilario (1905–1989), Spanish footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1939), Portuguese footballer and manager * Hilário (born 1975), Por ...

, appointed Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León in 2014

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monterrey

Culture of Laredo, Texas Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico A Religious organizations established in 1777

1777 establishments in New Spain